Capital Punishment
Outline
I. Religious Views
a. Hinduism
b. Jainism
c. Buddhism
d. Judaism and Christianity
e. Islam
II. Who
a. Countries
b. States
c. Juveniles
III. What Ways
IV. Why, Laws Broken
a. Laws about it
b. Cost
c. Wrongful accusation
V. Increased Murder Rate
VI. Conclusion
Did you know, that according to a study at North Carolina State, a murder case cost 2.16 million dollars more with a death penalty then with a sentence of life imprisonment? It 's true! It is estimated that the death penalty cost the U.S. Judicial System an extra one billion dollars a year! It 's not only expensive, it 's wrong. The worst part is Juveniles are being executed. This is wrong because the human brain is not fully developed until the 20s. That 's why we should get rid of the death penalty. In my report I will discuss who gets the death penalty, why do they get it, Religious views of it, laws broken to get the death penalty, increased murder rates and wrongful accusations.
There are many different views of the death penalty. Many different religions have their own views of the death penalty. In Hinduism, if the king does not inflict punishment on those worthy to be punished the stronger would roast the weaker like fish on a spit. In the religion of Jainism, mostly all of their followers are abolitionists of the death penalty which means that they oppose of it. Infact, this religion does not even allow for the killing of even small creatures. Today, only four countries have Buddhism as there state religion; Bhutan, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Cambodia has not had the death penalty since 1993, and Bhutan eliminated it in 2004. Thailand has more than 1,000 prisoners awaiting execution. Sri Lanka reinstated the death penalty in 2004 after a 27-year moratorium. In the religions of Judaism and Christianity, the followers have different views in the death penalty. Finally in Islam, both violent and non-violent crimes are punishable by death under
I. Religious Views
a. Hinduism
b. Jainism
c. Buddhism
d. Judaism and Christianity
e. Islam
II. Who
a. Countries
b. States
c. Juveniles
III. What Ways
IV. Why, Laws Broken
a. Laws about it
b. Cost
c. Wrongful accusation
V. Increased Murder Rate
VI. Conclusion
Did you know, that according to a study at North Carolina State, a murder case cost 2.16 million dollars more with a death penalty then with a sentence of life imprisonment? It 's true! It is estimated that the death penalty cost the U.S. Judicial System an extra one billion dollars a year! It 's not only expensive, it 's wrong. The worst part is Juveniles are being executed. This is wrong because the human brain is not fully developed until the 20s. That 's why we should get rid of the death penalty. In my report I will discuss who gets the death penalty, why do they get it, Religious views of it, laws broken to get the death penalty, increased murder rates and wrongful accusations.
There are many different views of the death penalty. Many different religions have their own views of the death penalty. In Hinduism, if the king does not inflict punishment on those worthy to be punished the stronger would roast the weaker like fish on a spit. In the religion of Jainism, mostly all of their followers are abolitionists of the death penalty which means that they oppose of it. Infact, this religion does not even allow for the killing of even small creatures. Today, only four countries have Buddhism as there state religion; Bhutan, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Cambodia has not had the death penalty since 1993, and Bhutan eliminated it in 2004. Thailand has more than 1,000 prisoners awaiting execution. Sri Lanka reinstated the death penalty in 2004 after a 27-year moratorium. In the religions of Judaism and Christianity, the followers have different views in the death penalty. Finally in Islam, both violent and non-violent crimes are punishable by death under
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